Supporting Ukraine Is Key to Moldova’s Survival, Says German Foreign Minister

Supporting Ukraine is crucial for ensuring the survival of neighboring Moldova, said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Tuesday at a conference addressing concerns over expanding Russian interference in the region.

"Everything that we do to support Ukraine also means fostering stabilization with regards to Moldova," Baerbock said. "It is clear what the greatest concern of the people here is: that if Ukraine falls, Moldova is the next country in line."

Baerbock was in Chisinau for the Moldova Partnership Platform, together with her counterparts from France, Romania, Poland, the Netherlands, and Lithuania.

Baerbock said that Russia is once again planning a "winter war with the aim of making the lives of people in Ukraine as terrible as possible".

Russia has been consistently targeting Ukraine’s infrastructure. Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy recently stated that Russia destroyed 80% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.